Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-02-24
LATER NEWS ITEMS.

A letJer from MT. OlduSbOnc, aP
pealing to Irish Professionals 10 favJr home
rule, has been made public.
A Nihilistic printing office and ma
terlals at Geneva, Switzerland, were seized by
the authorities.
Bismarck will dismiss the new Reich
stag to be elected, as soon as 1t meots, If it
contains a majority against him.
Archbishop Croke opposes the pay
ment of taxes in Ireland He is moro ralical
than Father McGlynn.
Public Printer Benedicts nomination
has been acted on adversely by the Senate
Printing Committee A Washington special to
the Chicago Times says:
The immediate ground for deciding against
him is that the law requires that the once
should be held by q practical printer, and Mo.
Benedict Is not practical printer. ms Ousr-
But, aside from this legal objection, he has not
made II very good impression here. He went
into the Office with the idea, which he aired on
every possible occasion, that everybody who
had been in the office before him was rascal,
and that he had come ON to institute reform
with q capital II. He discharged several hun
bred employees at once, ON the ground that
the payroll had been run up far beyond
what the appropriations warranted, but he mas
since been gradually Milling up the once again,
until it is said ON good authority that there are
more people employed in the office than there
ever were before. When people have gone TO
him for employment and presented letters from
Senators he has intimated with an indiscreet
degree of frankness that il thoy would get their
| senatorial friends to confirm him he would see
| what ha could do about making plac 90 for them
1t isn't political etiquette to talk about swapping
| influence in this open and undisguised man
| ner, and Senators do not like to DO told That
| they must hustled round and vote for the Pub
| lie Printers confirmation before he will treat
their letters of recommendation with respect
These letters are sometimes given to really
| needy persons who are of no possible use to
| Senators, but whom kind-hearted Senators are
| willing to help to find places where they can
| earn dollar or two day, are not exactly III
| position to go to Senators and make them vote
| for the Public Printers confirmation.
THE anti-polygamy bill, which had previously
| gone through the House, passed the Senate
February 1s by 377 yeas to Ii nays. Tho first
six sections of the bill apply to prosecutions for
bigamy, adultery, etc, and make the wife OF
| husband competent witness, but do not com
| pei either to testify. Sections and give pow
| ers of Court Commissioners and OF tho Marshal
and Deputy Marshals. Sections and 10 apply
| TO the marriage ceremony. They require Ger.
| tifcate, properly authenticated, TO be recorded
| in the office or the Probate Court. Section
annuls all TerTitoral laws ob THSpsniAfe
| inherit or be entitled to any dis
| tributive share in the estate OF the
| father Section IL annuls territorial laws, con
| ferring jurisdiction upon Probate courts with
CERTAIN exceptional. Sections - and IA make II
the duty Of the Attorney General OF the United
States t. institute proceedings TO escheat TO
the United States the property OF corporations
obtained or held i'll violation Of section OF the
act of July, 1862, the proceeds OF such eschea
to be applied to tho use and benefit of common
schools in the territory. Sections 10 and II
annul the charter OF the Perpetual Emigration
Fund Company and dissolve tnas cor cor
assets OF the company in excess Q
debts and lawful claims to the Deneh
| OF common schools in the territory. Section
II dssolves the corporation OF the church o
Jesus Christ OF Latter-day Saints. and makes /
the duty OF the Attorney General of the United
States to institute legal proceedings to wind ~
the affairs OF the corporation. Section 10 pro
| vides for the endowment OF widows, who are
have one-third Of the income OF the estate q
| their dover Section 10 gives to the Presldeu
the appointment OF Probate Judge in eacl
county. Section % anuuls the acts OF the Leg
islative Assembly which permit female suf
ffage. The next four sections make provision
for elections, and require of voters an oath o
affirmation to support the Constitution ant
obey the laws, especially the antipolygan
act Of March ~, 1882, and this act. Section
abolishes the office of Territorial Superintend
emit of District Schools, and makes It the dut
Of the Supreme Court 81 s snS derrt s 70 u
gives to oil religious societies, sects, and cor
gregations the right to hold, through trustee
appointed by Probate Court, property 70
honses of worship and parsonages The 27t
} and last section annuls all Territorial law
for the organization OF the militia, or 70
the creation of the Nauvoo Legion, On
gives the Legislative Assembly OF Uta
power to pass laws for organizing the mil
tia, subject to the approval OF Congress
General officers OF the militia are to be al
, | pointed by tho Governor of the territory wit
the advice and consent of the council. A bi
appropriating S4.66310i for the payment {
Mexican and other pensions was favorably n
ported to the House. The House non-concurre
in the Senate amendments TO the invalid per
sion bill. and asked for a conference. IN
House refused-yeas, 142; nays, 9S-to pass tn
: pension bill OF Simmons w. Hart over tho Pros
D | dents veto. An evening session OF tho Hous
was held to consider pension bills, and q larg
number were passed